The Judge and the Assassin
7.3
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
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Cast
23 people
Philippe Noiret
Juge Rousseau
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Michel Galabru
Joseph Bouvier
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Isabelle Huppert
Rose
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Elle
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Jean-Claude Brialy
Avocat Villedieu
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Renée Faure
Mme Rousseau
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Cécile Vassort
Louise Leseuer
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Jean-Roger Caussimon
Chanteur de rue
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Jean Bretonnière
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That Naughty Girl
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François Dyrek
Le cheminot libéré
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A Pain in the Ass
Hothead
Monique Chaumette
La mère de Louise
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
Delicacy
Yves Robert
Professeur Degueldre
Known for
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Jean Amos
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Bertrand Tavernier Director · Pierre Bost Writer Jean Aurenche Writer
Worldwide gross $6.9M · First release March 10, 1976 · Produced in France
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Worldwide gross
$6,900,000
Production
Lira Films
Production
FR3
Production
SFP
Production
France Regions 3
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France
Produced in
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Original title
Le Juge et l'Assassin
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Vietnamese
Release dates
France · March 10, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 28, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 15, 1977 · TV
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